Saskatchewan

Hunters and Trappers Guide

2023-24

saskatchewan.ca/hunting
Minister’s message
I'm pleased to bring you the 2023-24 Saskatchewan Hunters
and Trappers Guide!
Saskatchewan is a haven for some truly impressive wildlife.
As we head into a new year, our goal remains the
sustainable management of these natural treasures for
future generations.
Hunting and trapping aren't just hobbies; they are integral
to our cultural heritage and serve as a link to our land and
its wildlife. It's with this understanding that our
government continues to work towards a balance between
Hon. Dana Skoropad
conservation and recreational activities. We want to ensure
Minister of Environment
that hunters can keep having great experiences, all while
contributing to the protection of our province's
biodiversity.
Your cooperation is essential in achieving this balance. I
urge all hunters to complete their hunter harvest surveys
and to report their hunting activities accurately. This data is
vital in guiding our decisions about hunting seasons, tag
quotas and bag limits. It also helps ensure that the
opportunities we enjoy today are available to future
generations.
We're also happy to share that we've added a guided wolf
licence to the mix. This new licence will offer non-resident
hunters a chance to hunt wolves. This addition is intended
to support the outfitting industry and broaden hunting
opportunities for both non-resident and resident hunters.
As we prepare for another hunting and trapping season,
let's make safety and responsibility our top priority. We can
all enjoy the outdoors while maintaining a respectful and
conservation-minded approach.

Land acknowledgement
Saskatchewan is situated on the territories of Treaties 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 –
the traditional territories of the Cree, Dene, Dakota, Lakota, Nakota, and
Saulteaux Nations and the home of the Métis. We acknowledge and respect
the rights of these Nations to practice traditional harvest across the province
and recognize that wildlife are shared by all of Saskatchewan's people.

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Cover photo: Upland game hunting near Meadow Lake, taken by Brian Michasiw
 Saskatchewan Hunting,
Fishing and Trapping
Heritage Day is
Table of contents November 15, 2023.

What's new for 2023 .........................................................................................................................2

Hunting opportunities for 2023 ..................................................................................................3
Licensing fees and requirements.................................................................................................5
Residency and veteran definitions .............................................................................................7
Firearm safety/hunter education training requirements....................................................7
Youth hunting requirements.........................................................................................................8
Summary of hunting regulations ................................................................................................9
Saskatchewan resident draw seasons .....................................................................................18
Canadian resident draw seasons...............................................................................................25
Regular seasons ..............................................................................................................................27
Migratory game birds ...................................................................................................................34
Upland game birds (Saskatchewan residents) .....................................................................35
Upland game birds (Canadian and non-residents) ............................................................36
2024 spring white geese ..............................................................................................................37
Summary of trapping regulations and information ..........................................................38
Trapping seasons (Saskatchewan residents) ........................................................................40
Trapping standards ........................................................................................................................41
Hunters and trappers extras .......................................................................................................42

SK Hunt & Fish mobile app

The SK Hunt & Fish mobile app provides essential fishing, hunting and wildlife
information and conveniently stores all your purchased licences. The app is
available in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

The guide is not a legal document and is

intended for use as a reference only. A printed For a listing of CWD head
copy of the guide was published in July, but the drop-off locations, visit the
Ministry of Environment reserves the right to Getting Your Animal Tested
update the online version of the guide following page at saskatchewan.ca/cwd.
its printing. It is your responsibility to check
online for any changes prior to hunting and
trapping. You can find the up-to-date guide at
saskatchewan.ca/hunting.
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What's new for 2023

Expanded wolf hunting opportunities: A guided wolf licence has been added to
offer non-resident hunters an opportunity to harvest a wolf as an add-on to select
guided big game licences. This licence will help support the outfitting industry and
provide greater opportunities for outfitters. Opportunities for Saskatchewan
residents have expanded to align with the changes. See page 33 for details.
Chronic wasting disease (CWD): CWD is established south of the boreal forest
across the province and has been found in 60 of the province's wildlife
management zones (WMZ). It is common in mule and white-tailed deer and has
also been found in elk and moose. The ministry continues to accept sample
submissions province-wide, focusing on samples from zones 2W, 9, 10, 35, 37 and
boreal transition zones 50 and 55. Hunters can visit cwdsk.ca to submit animals for
testing.
For more information on CWD, drop-off and disposal locations, and results of the
2022-23 CWD Surveillance Program, visit saskatchewan.ca/CWD.

Call the Ministry of Environment Inquiry Centre

at 1-800-567-4224 (in North America) or
email centre.inquiry@gov.sk.ca
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Hunting opportunities for 2023

White-tailed deer
Population surveys indicate white-tailed deer populations have declined in the
province's forest, forest fringe and parkland regions following a severe winter in
2021-22. Therefore, the additional quota-limited antlerless white-tailed deer licence
(second licence) will not be offered in WMZs 33-35, 37 and 39 in 2023. Quota-limited
antlerless white-tailed licences will continue to be available in the southwest region
of the province (WMZs 1-14, 19) on a first-come, first-served basis. Regular either-sex
white-tailed deer seasons will remain unchanged.
Moose
In non-forest WMZs (1-54), the ministry has adjusted quotas to maintain moose
populations near the current level and ensure sustainable harvest for all hunters.
These quotas will remain unchanged for several years to enable a detailed
assessment of reduced harvest pressure on cow and calf moose. Antlerless moose
seasons will be maintained in all three urban WMZs (Regina, Saskatoon, Prince
Albert).
Hunting opportunities will remain bulls-only in the forest as populations remain low
in most northern areas.
Elk
Elk populations continue to support good hunting opportunities across much of the
province. WMZs with high landowner concerns will retain antlerless quotas and
seasons for the 2023 hunting season, with five areas increasing their antlerless
quotas. New opportunities also include a bull-only regular and draw antlerless
season in WMZ 68N. Hunters are strongly encouraged to take advantage of
antlerless opportunities across the province. Regular and draw elk season dates
remain unchanged from last year.

Information on our automated Hunting,

Angling and Trapping Licence (HAL) system
is on page 26.

The guide is online

Download the 2023-24 Hunters and Trappers Guide to your phone at
saskatchewan.ca/hunting. That's one less thing to remember when you head
out hunting. Check out the Hunters and Trappers Extras for additional
information.
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Mule deer
Changes to either-sex and antlerless mule deer quotas were made in some WMZs to
reflect current survey information on mule deer population status. Quota-limited
antlerless mule deer licence opportunities will continue to be available in WMZs 3, 7E,
7W, 8, 11, 12 and 14W. Regular either-sex archery opportunities remain unchanged.
Pronghorn
Pronghorn populations have shown strong growth across their range over the past ten
years. Wildlife managers are proposing an additional 275 either-sex licences to take
advantage of additional hunting opportunities while pronghorn populations grow.
Ground surveys conducted in July will help confirm population status and whether
quotas will be adjusted this year.
The pronghorn draw will occur in July, using applications submitted during the Big
Game Draw in May. Draw results will be posted on the HAL website and sent out via
email.
Game birds
Although upland game bird populations vary across the province, most are stable or
increasing. As such, bag limits for sharp-tailed grouse have been increased in Game Bird
Management Units 3-6. Gray partridge and ring-necked pheasant populations are
relatively stable and bag limits remain unchanged. Forest grouse populations are
showing signs of recovery from a low point in their natural cycle.
While spring and summer conditions may have an influence, waterfowl populations
remain at or above target levels across much of the province. White goose populations
have undergone declines in recent years but continue to be abundant. Seasons and bag
limits remain unchanged from last year.

Hunting under the influence

Hunting under the influence of alcohol, cannabis or other drugs is illegal.
If you suspect an intoxicated hunter, report them to TIPP at 1-800-667-7561.

Hunter harvest surveys are mandatory

Hunter harvest surveys are important for managing game in
Saskatchewan. They provide valuable information for quota
and season setting for the upcoming year.

Visit saskatchewanhal.ca for more information, including

completion deadlines.
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Licensing fees and requirements

Hunters must always carry hunting licences (paper or electronic) and any required seals or
ledgers when hunting. Fall licences will be available August 1, 2023.
Changed fees are noted in bold and red.
Prices include GST.
Wildlife habitat .........................................................................................................................$20
Veteran wildlife habitat (Saskatchewan and Canadian resident) .................................................Free
Note: The ministry's automated licence system ensures that any purchase of a hunting or fur licence
also includes a 2023 wildlife habitat licence (one-time purchase only).
Game birds
Saskatchewan resident game bird ......................................................................................$25
Veteran game bird (Saskatchewan and Canadian resident) ...........................................................Free
Canadian resident game bird..............................................................................................$100
Non-resident game bird........................................................................................................$200
Youth game bird (Saskatchewan residents only) ............................................................................$10
Note: Available only to Saskatchewan residents aged 12 to 18 years (inclusive) who have successfully
completed a firearm safety/hunter education course.
Migratory game bird permit ............................................................................................$17.85
(Available at post offices, select licence issuers or at permis-permits.ec.gc.ca/en)
Note: A federal migratory game bird permit, the applicable Saskatchewan game bird licence and a
wildlife habitat licence are all required to hunt waterfowl.
White-tailed deer
First Saskatchewan resident...................................................................................................$45
First Saskatchewan resident veteran .................................................................................Free
First Saskatchewan resident antlerless ..............................................................................$35
First Saskatchewan resident veteran antlerless.............................................................Free
Second Saskatchewan resident antlerless........................................................................$30
Second Saskatchewan resident veteran antlerless ......................................................Free
Note: Quota-limited antlerless white-tailed deer licences will be available August 15 in select WMZs on a
first-come, first-served basis through the Hunting, Angling and Trapping Licence (HAL) system.
See page 28 for details.
Youth white-tailed deer (Saskatchewan residents only) ..............................................................$10
Note: Available only to Saskatchewan residents aged 12 to 18 years (inclusive) who have successfully
completed a firearm safety/hunter education course.
Canadian resident draw ........................................................................................................$180
Guided (Canadian and non-resident)* .............................................................................................$360
Elk
Saskatchewan resident............................................................................................................$45
Saskatchewan resident veteran...........................................................................................Free
First Saskatchewan resident draw .......................................................................................$70
Second Saskatchewan resident draw (antlerless; WMZ 33 only)............................................$65
Moose
Saskatchewan resident............................................................................................................$55
Saskatchewan resident veteran...........................................................................................Free
Saskatchewan resident draw.................................................................................................$70
Guided (Saskatchewan, Canadian and non-resident)* .......................................................................$400
Pronghorn
Saskatchewan resident draw.................................................................................................$50
Wolf
Saskatchewan resident............................................................................................................$55
Saskatchewan resident veteran...........................................................................................Free
Guided (Canadian and non-resident)*.........................................................................................$200
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Mule deer
Saskatchewan resident archery............................................................................................$50
Saskatchewan resident veteran archery ..........................................................................Free
Saskatchewan resident draw.................................................................................................$50
First Saskatchewan resident antlerless draw ...................................................................$35
Second Saskatchewan resident antlerless draw (available in select zones) .......................$30
Quota-limited antlerless (available in select zones) ....................................................................$30
Note: Quota-limited antlerless mule deer licences will be available August 15 in select WMZs on a first-come,
first-served basis through the Hunting, Angling and Trapping Licence (HAL) system. See page 24 for details.
Black bear
First Saskatchewan resident...................................................................................................$30
Second Saskatchewan resident............................................................................................$25
First Saskatchewan resident veteran .................................................................................Free
Second Saskatchewan resident veteran...........................................................................Free
Canadian resident (non-guided) ...............................................................................................$120
Canadian resident veteran (non-guided) ................................................................................Free
Guided (Canadian and non-resident)* .............................................................................................$240
Note: An unused 2023 bear licence purchased for the spring season is valid for the 2023 fall season.
Fur licences (Saskatchewan residents only)
Southern Fur Conservation Area..........................................................................................$45
(SFCA includes all private and Crown land in central and southern Saskatchewan)
Northern Fur Conservation Area ..........................................................................................$25
(NFCA includes all unoccupied Crown land in central and northern Saskatchewan)
Note: Only NFCA member trappers are eligible for this licence. See page 38).
Youth fur licence (SFCA or NFCA, available only by contacting a field office)....................................Free
Note: Must be a Saskatchewan resident aged 12 to 18 years who has successfully completed a firearm
safety/hunter education course and a trapper education course. Free youth fur licences are available with
the purchase of a habitat licence.
Saskatchewan Treaty Indian (available at local band offices) ....................................................Free
Note: Valid only for the sale of furs taken on a First Nation.
Replacement seals or ledgers (available only by contacting a field office) ..........................$5.40
Note: Harvest ledgers and big game seals that have been registered (activated) with a hunting licence
and lost, inadvertently detached or destroyed must be replaced to lawfully hunt.
Reprints of lost/destroyed licences ...............................................................................Free
Note: Valid licences (excluding seals or ledgers) may be reprinted online from a personal computer or a licence
issuer.
* Guided licences
· All non-resident big game hunters (white-tailed deer, moose, bear and wolf )
and Canadian resident moose hunters must use the services of an outfitter
and possess the appropriate guided licence.
· Canadian resident black bear hunters may hunt with or without an outfitter. If
an outfitter is used, a guided licence is required.
· Canadian resident hunters with a draw white-tailed deer licence have the
option to hunt with or without an outfitter and do not require a guided
licence.
· A guided wolf licence is only valid when the holder of the guided wolf
licence also holds a primary guided big game licence (moose or white-
tailed deer) that is valid (unused) and the hunting season for the primary
licence is open. Once the primary guided licence has been filled, the
guided wolf licence becomes invalid.
Note: To purchase a guided licence, your outfitter must first purchase a resource allocation licence (RAL) and link
it to your HAL account.
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Residency and veteran definitions

Saskatchewan resident: A Canadian resident whose principal residence is in
Saskatchewan, has lived in the province for three months immediately prior to
applying for a licence and possesses a valid Saskatchewan health services card
(including RCMP members). This includes a person who is a regular member of the
Canadian Armed Forces – stationed and residing in the province or a Saskatchewan
resident when recruited or deployed from the province.
Canadian resident: A person whose principal residence is in Canada and is a
Canadian citizen or has lived in Canada for 12 months immediately preceding the
application for a licence.
Non-resident: A person who is not a Saskatchewan or Canadian resident.
Canadian Armed Forces Veteran: A Saskatchewan or Canadian resident who is a
former member of the Canadian Armed Forces, has successfully undergone basic
training and has been honourably discharged. For further information on eligibility,
please visit saskatchewan.ca/hunting.

Reminder to hunters
Check with authorities before importing wildlife to your home
province or state. Other jurisdictions may have additional requirements
or restrictions for importing game animals from Saskatchewan.

Firearm safety/hunter education training

It is unlawful to apply for a licence without recognized training.
People born after January 1, 1971 must hold a certificate from a recognized firearm
safety/hunter education course to apply for and hold a Saskatchewan game or fur
licence. This includes applying for the Big Game Draw. All first-time purchasers of
hunting or trapping licences, or persons submitting a Big Game Draw application for
the first time, will be asked to confirm that they hold a firearm safety/hunter
education certificate. You may be asked to provide proof of training.
Contact the Saskatchewan Association for Firearm Education (SAFE) to check your
status or obtain documentation of successful completion at 306-352-6730 or
saskhuntered.ca.
If you have received training outside of Canada or the United States, contact SAFE or a
field office with front counter service to confirm the training is recognized in
Saskatchewan.

Licence issuers
You can find your nearest licence issuers on the SK Hunt & Fish mobile
app, or, for a list of locations by community, go to saskatchewanhal.ca.
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Notice of hunter inspections

Conservation officers check for compliance with hunting regulations
throughout the province and at border crossings during hunting seasons.
Hunting or trapping violations may result in a fine and/or the loss of
hunting privileges.

Youth hunting requirements

A Saskatchewan resident youth game bird licence and a Saskatchewan resident
youth white-tailed deer licence are available to youth 12 to 18 years of age. Youth
planning to hunt waterfowl must also obtain a federal migratory game bird permit.
While hunting, youth aged 12 to 15 must be under the direct supervision of an adult
who is at least 18 years old. Subject to federal firearms legislation, youth aged 16 to
17 may hunt unsupervised.
Note: Firearm safety/hunter education training differs from the Canadian Firearms
Safety Course. The federally sponsored Canadian Firearms Safety Course allows
successful students to apply for a Possession and Acquisition Licence, which
authorizes a person to possess or purchase a rifle or shotgun and purchase
ammunition. The Canadian Firearms Safety Course does not authorize a person to
purchase a Saskatchewan hunting or trapping licence.
Federal firearms legislation states:
· any person who does not hold a federal Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL)
or federal Minors' Permit must be under the supervision of someone who holds a
PAL; and
· a youth hunter 16 years of age or older can hunt without supervision if that
individual possesses a federal Minors' Permit.
Youth aged 12 to 15 must have a parent or guardian complete the consent portion
of the Saskatchewan hunting licence. Each subsequent licence will require
completion of the consent section.
A free Saskatchewan resident youth fur licence is also available with the purchase of
a wildlife habitat licence. First-time trappers must successfully complete a
recognized humane trapper education course or pass an equivalency test from the
Ministry of Environment.

Please confirm your account information

If you are ordering your hunting licence by phone or online and require seals by
mail, please order at least two weeks in advance. Leaving on your trip without
your pre-ordered licence and seals may result in a delay in obtaining
replacement seals. To receive program information and notifications, be sure to:
Ÿ Check the accuracy of the email address on your HAL account;
Ÿ Make sure you subscribe for notifications; and
Ÿ Ensure you do not filter notifications to your email account's junk/spam
folder.
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Summary of Saskatchewan hunting

REGULATIONS
The following is a summary of some applicable regulations. Always consult the original statutes for
interpretation and application of the law. Regulations that apply to hunting and trapping in
Saskatchewan are The Wildlife Act, 1998; The Wildlife Regulations, 1981; The Open Seasons Game
Regulations, 2009; The Wildlife Management Zones and Special Areas Boundaries Regulations, 1990; The
Fur Animals Open Seasons Regulations; The Firearm Safety/Hunter Education Regulations, 2009; The
Dog Training Regulations, 1982; The Outfitter and Guide Regulations, 2004; The Migratory Birds
Convention Act, 1994; and The Migratory Birds Regulations. You can obtain copies of these documents
at publications.saskatchewan.ca/#/freelaw.

General · Injure or kill a game bird or animal

It is unlawful to:
· Enter land without consent from the
owner or occupant.
· Hunt at night. Hunting is not
permitted from a half hour after
sunset to a half hour before sunrise.
· Shoot across or along a provincial
highway, provincial road or municipal
road.
· Use any artificial light, infrared device,
night vision scopes or goggles for
hunting.
· Hunt while under the influence of
drugs or alcohol.
· Carry a loaded firearm in or on a
vehicle or while on horseback:
> A rifle or shotgun is considered
loaded when shells are in the
magazine or a loaded clip is
attached to a hinge plate or in
contact with the firearm.
> A muzzleloader is considered
loaded when it is charged and
the ignition system is in place on
the firearm.
· Hunt within 500 metres of a building,
stockade or corral occupied by people
or livestock without the consent of
the owner or occupant.
· Hunt contrary to posted instructions
without consent.
> If you wound an animal and it
runs onto land where you do not
have permission to enter, you
must contact the owner or
occupant of the land for
permission before entering.
without making every reasonable
attempt to retrieve it.
· Retrieve a wounded animal after legal
hunting hours without approval from
a conservation officer.
· Shoot an animal of the incorrect
species or sex.
> If you shoot any wildlife of the
wrong species or sex, immediately
field dress the animal and then
call the local conservation officer
to report it.
· Note: To contact a conservation
officer, call the Turn in Poachers and
Polluters (TIPP) line at
1-800-667-7561.
· Transport any game, including
pheasants, not accompanied by
evidence of its sex and age, except
when you can hunt all ages and sexes
of game.
· Waste, destroy, allow to spoil or
abandon the edible flesh of a game
bird or big game animal, except black
bear and wolf, unless authorized.
> If you harvest a big game animal
that appears unhealthy, contact a
conservation officer.
· Note: The ministry does not provide
compensation, such as replacement
licences or financial refunds, for big
game meat that is inedible.
· Use any vehicle (including a power
boat) to chase wildlife.
· Operate an aircraft (including a drone)
or have a person operating an aircraft
or drone assist you for any purpose
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connected with searching for, hunting
or killing wildlife.
· Use the following devices for hunting
or killing wildlife:
> Spears, darts, spear throwers,
blowguns or any similar devices;
and
> Barbed or poisoned arrows, or
arrows with explosive heads.
Licences
It is unlawful to:
· Use more than one HAL number to
obtain or apply for a licence.
· Hold a regular and a draw big game
licence for the same species.
· Hold two licences of the same licence
type in any one year (e.g. either-sex
mule deer).
· Hold or apply for any hunting or fur
licence while suspended.
· Use or carry another person's game
licence, seal or certificate while
hunting.
· Hunt with detached seals or seals that
have not been associated with a big
game licence through HAL.
· Fail to produce a licence upon the
request of an officer (digital or paper).
· Tamper, alter or mutilate any licence or
seal (the licence or seal is deemed
void).
· Note: HAL accounts are audited for
irregular account activity.
Big game
It is unlawful to:
· Hunt big game with a rifle, hunt in a
designated rifle-only season or
accompany a rifle hunter without
wearing:
> A vest (an outer garment that
covers the torso) of scarlet, bright
yellow, blaze orange or white or
any combination of these colours.
The vest may include a label or
crest not exceeding 100 sq. cm. (15
sq. in.); or
> A high-visibility garment carrying a
Canadian Standards Association
(CSA) label stating CAN/CSA Z96.
This designation includes Z96-02,
Z96-09 or Z96-15 (indicates the
year the standard was updated).
Both class 2 (vest) or class 3
(coveralls) garments are lawful
hunting apparel; and
> Scarlet, bright yellow or blaze
orange headwear (not white). The
headwear may include a small
label or crest not exceeding 50 sq.
cm. (7.8 sq. in.).
· Hunt big game with:
> Any firearm cartridge with an
empty cartridge case length of less
than 32 mm (this includes most
handgun cartridges and all rimfire
cartridges);
> Any centrefire rifle cartridge of .17
calibre or less;
> Any of the following cartridges: .22
Hornet, .22 K-Hornet, .218 Bee, .25-
20 Winchester, .30 Carbine, .32-20
Winchester, .357 Magnum, .41
Remington Magnum, .44-40
Winchester or .45 Colt;
> Full metal-jacketed, hardpoint,
non-expanding bullets;
> A shotgun or muzzle-loading rifle
that uses a metal projectile of .23
calibre or less;
> A large calibre air rifle, pneumatic
firearm or similar device that uses
compressed air, nitrogen, carbon
dioxide or any other gas;
> Any firearm or device that uses
hydrogen, helium, propane, butane
or any other flammable gas;
> Any firearm or device that uses
blank ammunition or a nail gun
charge;
> A slingbow or similar elastic-
powered devices;
> A pistol or revolver;
> A bow with a draw weight of less
than 18.2 kilograms (40 pounds)
and arrowheads of less than 2.2
centimetres (7/8 inch) in diameter;
> A crossbow with a draw weight of
less than 68 kilograms (150
pounds); or
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> A crossbow other than in an open
muzzleloader or rifle season.
· Note: Crossbows are permitted in the
Regina/Moose Jaw, Saskatoon and
Prince Albert WMZs during all open
seasons.
· Hunt wildlife with a rifle, other than a
muzzleloader, during a big game
season in Regina/Moose Jaw and
Saskatoon WMZs.
· Note: Licensed trappers may carry and
use a .22 (or less) calibre rimfire rifle in
these areas during a big game season,
provided they are performing normal
trapping operations.
· Fail to properly attach a seal (tag) to a
harvested big game animal. The proper
steps are:
> Confirm the animal is safe to
handle;
> Select the seal that matches the big
game species harvested;
> Separate the three-part seal
(marked as meat, hide and
antler/head);
> Cut out or notch the year, month
and day of harvest on each seal;
> Fold in half, aligning the pre-cut
holes;
> Insert a plastic tie, wire or string
through the pre-cut holes;
> Secure the seal to the antler/head
of the animal (ear);
> Secure the meat seal to the carcass
(rib cage or tendon on hind leg);
and
> Secure the hide seal through the
hide.
· Fail to properly separate the seals as
above, notch the date and immediately
attach the seals upon harvesting a big
game animal.
· Possess an unprocessed big game
carcass or unprocessed hide without a
seal.
· Possess the head or antlers of a deer,
moose, elk or pronghorn without the
seal attached to the head or antlers
until March 31 of the year following the
harvest date.
· Leave a big game hide in the field,
except moose and elk in WMZs 56-76.
· Place a tree stand or blind on provincial
forest land, unoccupied Crown land or
land within a provincial park or
recreation site without clearly and
permanently marking (in a visible
location) with either the person's name
and address or HAL number, or the
outfitter's licence number, and the date
the tree stand or blind was erected.
· Leave a tree stand, blind or any other
structure on provincial forest land,
unoccupied Crown land or land within
a provincial park or recreation site after
July 7, if placed between April 7 and
June 30 of the same year, or after Dec.
31, if placed between Aug. 15 and Dec.
19 of the same year.
· Kill female black bears with young of
the year cubs at heel.
· Carry or transport a firearm through a
game preserve, wildlife refuge, wildlife
management unit, regional park,
provincial park, protected area or
recreation site that is closed to hunting
unless the firearm is encased and in a
vehicle.
Game birds
It is unlawful to:
· Hunt upland game birds with a
centrefire rifle.
· Hunt game birds with a shotgun unless
the magazine is plugged so it cannot
hold more than two shells.
· For Canadian and non-resident hunters
to:
> Exceed the season limit for sharp-
tailed grouse or gray (Hungarian)
partridge;
> Fail to record the date of kill on a
harvest ledger upon taking a sharp-
tailed grouse or gray (Hungarian)
partridge;
> Hunt game birds without
possessing the harvest ledger that
is registered with a game bird
licence; or
> Hold more than one game bird
licence.
· Hunt migratory game birds with a rifle
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or possess more than one shotgun
while hunting migratory game birds,
unless each shotgun other than the
one being used is unloaded and
disassembled or unloaded and cased.
· Hunt game birds within 500 metres of
a waterfowl feeding station or enter
any lands posted with lure crop signs
contrary to posted instructions.
· Dig a pit or excavation, or leave a pit or
excavation open, without the consent
of the land owner or occupant.
· Use recorded electronic calls other
than snow and Ross's geese
vocalizations while hunting waterfowl.
Assisting hunters
It is unlawful to:
· Accompany, hunt with, aid or assist a
person hunting big game while
hunting coyotes or wild boar; and
· Aid, assist or hunt with people who are
exercising their Aboriginal hunting
rights, unless you possess Aboriginal
rights or carry a permit to assist a
Treaty Indian subsistence hunter who
is a family member.
· Note: Permits to assist a Treaty Indian
subsistence hunter who is a family
member are available at field offices
with front counter service.
Baiting regulations
· Bait means any food, including salt
and salt products intended to attract
big game, but does not include fields
of crop or forage – whether standing
or harvested crops, forage or hay
stacked in the field where it is grown –
or grain that is scattered or piled
because of farming operations.
· On private land or occupied Crown
land, no person shall:
> Place bait, including salt and salt
products, for hunting big game or
feeding or attracting other
wildlife, without the permission of
the owner or occupant; and
> Salt or salt products used for
hunting should be placed in a
leak-proof container.
· In the provincial forest, provincial
parks, recreation sites and on
unoccupied Crown land, no person
shall:
> Store bait at or near any bait
location;
> Hunt at a bait site placed by
another person without that
person's consent;
> Other than the owner, tear down,
remove, damage, deface or cover
any bait or sign;
> Use salt or salt products for bait
unless placed in a leak-proof
container that is secured to
prevent the contents from spilling;
> Use as bait any noxious weed or
noxious weed seed as described in
The Weed Control Act, any exotic
plant as described in The Forest
Resources Management
Regulations or any carcass or part
of a domestic animal other than
domestic animal trimmings
received from a licensed butcher
shop or abattoir;
> Feed wild ungulates (e.g. deer, elk,
moose) between January 1 and
July 31; and
> Place bait for the hunting of wild
boar or a wolf with a firearm.
· In the provincial forest, provincial
parks, recreation sites and on
unoccupied Crown land, no person
shall place bait, including salt and salt
products, for hunting big game:
> Without erecting a sign at the site
made of durable material no less
than 600 sq. cm. (96 sq. in.) clearly
marking your full name and
address or HAL number, or by
clearly marking their full name
and address or HAL number on
any container used for holding the
bait.
> Within 500 metres of any
campground, dwelling or other
place used by people.
> Within 200 metres of any
numbered provincial highway,

provincial road or municipal road.
> Within 200 metres of any
maintained forest access road,
snowmobile trail or cross-country
ski trail prior to April 1.
> Prior to August 1, except for
hunting black bear during the
spring black bear season when you
may place bait on or after March 1.
· For the purpose of hunting black bear,
no person shall:
> Use bait that is not placed in a
container;
> Use a container with a volume
exceeding 210 litres (45-gallon
drum);
> Use a container that would allow a
bear to become trapped inside;
and
> Use a container that a bear can
remove from the bait site.
· For the purpose of hunting big game
other than black bear, no person shall:
> Use bait, other than bales, which
exceeds 40 litres in volume (nine
gallons); and
> In the case of bales, use more than
two bales with a combined total
weight exceeding 90 kilograms
(198 pounds).
· At the end of the hunting season it was
used for, any remaining bait, the
container, the sign marking the bait
and any items brought to the bait site
shall be removed.
· In provincial parks and recreation sites,
no person shall place bait for hunting
big game without the authorization of
the park manager.
· Note: Baiting is not allowed on any
Fish and Wildlife Development Fund
lands for hunting big game or wild
boar.
Vehicle controls
Roads and road allowances with trails only
· During an open big game season in
WMZs 15-18 and 30-34, no person
hunting big game can drive off roads
or road allowances with trails without
written permission from the
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landowner, except by using the most
direct route to retrieve legally killed
big game animals. Permission from the
owner or occupant of the land is
required to retrieve legally killed big
game on private land.
· In Regina/Moose Jaw and Saskatoon
WMZs, no person hunting big game is
allowed to drive off roads or road
allowances with trails, except to
retrieve legally killed big game animals
using the most direct route. Permission
from the owner or occupant of the
land is required to retrieve legally
killed big game on private land.
· Note: You may operate a vehicle off
roads and trails with landowner
permission to place or remove bait,
stands or trail cameras if a firearm is
not present in the vehicle.
· The use of vehicles in Moose Mountain
Provincial Park is restricted to park
roads, except when using the most
direct route to retrieve legally killed
big game animals.
· Note: Between Dec. 1 and April 15, no
person shall operate a motor vehicle
other than a snowmobile on a
designated snowmobile trail.
· Vehicles are restricted to designated
roads within Saskatchewan Landing
Provincial Park and may not leave the
road for any purpose.
All-terrain vehicles (ATVs)
Farmland areas of Saskatchewan
· ATVs (including snowmobiles) and
passenger vehicles may not be used
on wildlife lands for any purpose at any
time except for retrieving legally killed
big game animals using the shortest
and/or least impacting route or under
permit for specific authorized
purposes.
· In WMZs 1-47, 52, 54, Moose Mountain
Provincial Park, Regina/Moose Jaw,
Saskatoon and Prince Albert WMZs
and Fort à la Corne wildlife
management unit (WMU), you cannot
carry a firearm (including a bow or
crossbow) on an ATV (including a

snowmobile) during an open big game
season with the following exceptions:
> You may carry encased firearms on
ATVs in the Fort à la Corne WMU
during the spring black bear
season only; and
> A licensed trapper may carry a
rimfire rifle of .22 calibre or less on
an ATV during normal trapping
operations. Permission from the
owner or occupant of the land is
required to trap on private land.
· ATVs cannot be used in any national
wildlife area.
· Note: ATVs may be used on private
land with landowner permission for
activities related to hunting if no
firearms are carried on the vehicle.
Provincial forest and forest fringe areas of
Saskatchewan
· In WMZs 48-50 (excluding Fort à la
Corne WMU), 53 and 55-76, and in
Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park (West
Block), you cannot carry a firearm on an
ATV during an open big game season
unless it is encased.
Provincial park and recreation
sites
· ATVs may not be used in Saskatchewan ·
Landing and Douglas provincial parks.
Designated trails – Cypress Hills
Interprovincial Park (West Block)
· You cannot drive a vehicle off a
designated trail or provincial highway
except to retrieve legally killed big
game animals using the most direct
route.
· Firearms must be encased in vehicles
when driving off designated trails to
retrieve game.
· Parking more than 10 metres from a
designated trail or provincial highway
is not permitted. Trails are marked at
the start and end with designated trail
signs.
Forest road closures
· Road closures may be identified with
earth berms, gates and/or signs to
protect forest resources and roads.
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· Passenger vehicles are not allowed
beyond forest road closures – you can
use ATVs, snowmobiles, horses and
bicycles to hunt at your own risk.
· Breaking or cutting trees, or
mowing/damaging other vegetation
where a road closure is in place is
prohibited.
Transporting big game or game
birds within the province
· Hunters transporting big game animals
during an antlerless or bull-only season
must keep evidence of species and sex.
During seasons where only bull elk or
bull moose may be taken, the antlers
must accompany the animal.
· Big game carcasses transported
separately from hides must have the
tail or the lower hind leg from the hock
joint down attached with the hide still
in place as proof of species.
· Big game carcasses must be properly
tagged when delivered to a butcher for
cooling, cutting and packaging. The
hides can be kept or sold to hide
dealers provided the hides are properly
tagged and the species identification
parts are attached to the carcass.
Hunters may share an unprocessed big
game carcass with their hunting
partners. You do not require a permit to
transport an untagged portion of the
carcass if you have documentation that
includes the successful hunter's name,
signature, licence number, species of
game and date of harvest. The
individual possessing the unprocessed
meat must have this information
available to provide to a conservation
officer.
· When transporting pheasants,
evidence of sex must accompany the
bird. If the bird is plucked and dressed
in the field, leave the head attached to
the carcass.
· No person can possess or transport a
migratory game bird unless at least
one fully feathered wing or the fully
feathered head remains attached to
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the bird until the bird is preserved. Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
· Note: Refer to the Migratory Bird Permit is required to export black bears
Regulations, 2022 for the definition of out of Canada. Hunters from the United
“preserved”. Preserved birds do not States (U.S.) accompanying their
count towards the possession limit. tagged black bear (raw and untanned)
· No person shall possess, transport or are exempt; however, you require a
ship any game bird unless the game CITES permit for tanned or processed
birds are packed in a manner that will pelts.
allow a wildlife officer to determine the · Sandhill crane hunters do not require a
number and species of game birds. CITES permit if they are a U.S. resident
Exporting big game or game returning home after their hunt,
provided the cranes are part of their
birds personal baggage and are in a fresh,
· You can take legally tagged big game
frozen or salted condition. You must
out of the province without an export
present a Saskatchewan game bird
permit if the licence holder travels with
licence, habitat licence and the federal
the game.
Migratory Game Bird Permit at
· Hunters may take the cape of a big
customs, as required.
game animal out of the province
· A game bird licence and associated
without a hide seal attached if the cape
ledger is also a permit to export legal
and antlers (attached to the skull plate
limits of game birds if the hunter
with attached seal) travel with the
accompanies them in transit.
licence holder.
· You cannot transport or ship migratory
· You can export legally tagged raw big
birds belonging to another person into
game hides if a hide seal is attached.
the U.S.
· Any wildlife or wildlife parts not
· No person can possess or transport a
accompanying the licensed hunter – or
migratory game bird unless at least
wildlife not taken under authority of a
one fully feathered wing or the fully
hunting licence, including antlers
feathered head remains attached to
(other than shed antlers), claws or
the bird until the bird is preserved.
skulls – require an export permit to be
· No person shall possess, transport or
taken out of the province. Permits are
ship any upland game birds unless
available at field offices with front
they are packed in a manner that will
counter service.
permit a conservation officer to
· You must mark packages for shipping
determine the number and species.
wildlife within or outside the province
· Labelling is not required if the legal
with the sender's name, address,
limit of migratory birds taken
hunting licence or permit number and
accompanies the hunter in a private
contents.
vehicle.
· No person, other than a Saskatchewan
· Labelling is not required if packages
resident, shall import wildlife into
containing upland game birds
Saskatchewan from another province
accompany the licensed hunter in
or country under the authority of a
transit.
game licence without first obtaining an
· All game birds must be packaged in a
import permit from a field office with
manner that will permit the number
front counter service. An export permit
and species to be determined. Bulk
from another province or country
packaging or bulk freezing is not
provides Saskatchewan residents with
allowed.
the authority to import hunted wildlife.
· A Convention on the International
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Private land considerations
· Approximately 85 per cent of the land
in southern Saskatchewan is privately
owned or controlled.
· Consent from the owner or occupant is
mandatory prior to entering/hunting
on any private land.
· To assist landowners, signs indicating:
“Hunt on Foot Only,” “Vehicles
Restricted to Roads and Trail Only,”
“Please Close this Gate,” “Seeded Field”
and “Occupied Building within 500
Metres” are available by contacting a
Ministry of Environment field office
with front counter service.
· Hunters failing to obtain consent from
the owner or occupant of the land
could face charges.
Special lands provisions
Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation (SWF),
Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) and the
Nature Conservancy of Canada Lands
(NCC)
· You require consent prior to
entering/hunting on these lands.
· Hunting may be permitted on lands as
per posted instructions.
· Hunters must follow all instructions
(such as hunt on foot only).
· Contact the responsible agency for
further information.
Fish and Wildlife Development Fund
(FWDF) Lands - wildlife lands
· Open to hunting on foot only.
· Operation of any vehicle, including a
passenger vehicle, ATV or snowmobile,
is not allowed for any purpose except:
> To retrieve legally killed big game
or wild boar on wildlife lands, using
the shortest and/or least impacting
route; and
> Under the authority of a vehicle use
permit for agriculture or other
approved purposes.
· If a passenger vehicle is being used to
retrieve legally killed big game or wild
boar, all firearms must be encased.
· Walk-in camping is allowed if vehicles
are left off wildlife lands.
· Open fires are prohibited.
· You cannot bait for the purposes of
hunting.
· Hunting stands and tree stands are
allowed on wildlife lands under the
following conditions:
> You must mark stands with your
name and address or HAL number
and date on which you placed the
stand on wildlife lands; and
> Stands must be removed at the end
of legal hunting time on the day it
was placed.
· Note: Stand means any stand, blind,
platform, tree seat or other similar
structure.
· Wildlife lands that are managed or co-
owned with SWF, DUC or NCC may have
additional signage regarding access.
National Wildlife Areas (NWA)
· Open to hunting unless otherwise
posted.
· Last Mountain Lake, Stalwart, Webb,
Prairie, Bradwell and Tway NWAs are
open to all hunting.
· Hunt on foot only.
· Vehicles may not be driven off or
beyond roads and designated trails and
may not leave the road for any purpose.
· For information on these areas and any
restrictions, contact the Canadian
Wildlife Service at 306-975-4087.
Canadian Forces Base Dundurn, national
parks, wildlife refuges, migratory bird
sanctuaries, Cold Lake Air Weapons Range,
game preserves and road corridor game
preserves
· Closed to all hunting.
Provincial parks, regional parks and
recreation sites
· Closed to all hunting unless otherwise
specified in the open season tables.
· Specific vehicle regulations may apply.
See ATV regulations on page 13.
Wildlife Management Units (WMU)
· Many WMUs are community pastures
and are subject to conditions. See the
community pasture section on page 17.
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· Fort à la Corne WMU is closed to
hunting unless otherwise specified.
· All remaining WMUs are included in the
WMZs that surround them. They are
open for hunting during the times
specified in the open season tables.
Road corridor game preserve (RCGP)
· All RCGPs are shown on the WMZ map
and identified with signage.
· Hunting is prohibited within 400
metres of the centerline of a road
within a RCGP.
· Firearms must be encased when
travelling in a RCGP.
· Licensed hunters may carry unloaded
firearms from a vehicle to the edge of
the game preserve by the most direct
route and return in the same manner.
Northern communities
· Excluding any privately owned land,
only residents of the following
communities may hunt big game
within a 16-kilometre radius of their
communities: Beauval, Black Lake,
Buffalo Narrows, Camsell Portage, Cree
Lake, Deschambault Lake, Dillon, Fond
du Lac, Ile-à-la-Crosse, Kinoosao, La
Loche, La Ronge, Patuanak, Pelican
Narrows, Pinehouse, Primeau Lake,
Sandy Bay, Southend, Stanley Mission,
Stony Rapids, Turnor Lake and
Wollaston.
First Nation reserves
· Closed to licensed hunting unless the
Chief or Band Council grants
permission.
Community pastures
· All community pastures in
Saskatchewan are now patron
operated.
· Patron operated pastures (POP) are
former Agriculture and Agri-Food
Canada (AAFC) and Saskatchewan
Pasture Program pastures leased to
patron groups.
· POP differ from pastures associated
with grazing cooperatives. These
pastures are privately owned and often
referred to as co-op pastures.
· For hunting on POP, the rules remain
unchanged. Generally, all POP are open
to hunting as follows:
> WMZs 1-47 – Nov. 1;
> WMZ 54 – Nov. 10; and
> WMZs 48-50, 52, 53, 55 and 68N –
Nov. 15.
· Some pastures may remain closed
beyond these dates if livestock is still at
large, field operations are occurring or
fire hazards exist.
· Some pastures may open to hunting
prior to these dates, but hunters must
contact the pasture manager or
designated patron group member to
confirm prior to entering.
· No baiting in community pastures
without the permission of the pasture
manager or designated patron group
member.
· Vehicles are restricted to roads and
trails; however, special access
conditions may be in place for select
pastures.
· Contact the pasture manager or
designated patron group member for
trail information.
· Fires are not allowed.
· For all other recreational use, contact
the pasture manager or designated
patron group member for access
information.
· Visit saskatchewan.ca and search for
information on the Saskatchewan
Patron Operated Pasture Program.
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Saskatchewan resident
draw seasons
Hunting is permitted in WMUs and national wildlife areas within a WMZ that is listed as open for big
game. The exception is Fort à la Corne WMU and the St. Denis National Wildlife Research Area. Only
the provincial parks and recreation sites listed below are open to hunting. See Special lands
provisions (page 16) for more information. For information on the 2023 draw quotas, see the online
Big Game Draw Supplement. When a series of WMZs is listed, it includes all zones within the series
(e.g. WMZ 1-10 includes zones 1, 2E, 2W, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7E, 7W, 8, 9 and 10). New information is indicated
in bold and red.
Saskatchewan resident draw seasons

Draw moose – Saskatchewan residents only

Wildlife management zones open Season dates Bag limit
WMZs 1, 2E, 2W, 4 and 5 Oct. 1 – 14 and one moose,
Combined WMZs 6 and 7E (Designate WMZ 6) Nov. 1 – 14 either-sex
Combined WMZs 8 and 11 (Designate WMZ 8) archery,
WMZs 9, 10, 12 muzzleloader,
WMZ 13 including that portion of Saskatchewan Landing crossbow,
Provincial Park south of the South Saskatchewan River shotgun and rifle
WMZ 14E including that portion of Saskatchewan Landing
Provincial Park north of the South Saskatchewan River
WMZs 14W, 15, 16-19, 21 and 22
WMZ 23 including that portion of Douglas Provincial Park
located west of Diefenbaker Lake (Gordon McKenzie Arm)
WMZs 24-32
WMZ 33 including Moose Mountain Provincial Park
WMZs 34-36
WMZ 37 excluding Duck Mountain Provincial Park (Designate
WMZ 37)
WMZs 38-41, 42E, 42W and 43 not including Fort à la Corne
WMU
WMZs 44, 45E, 45W, 46-50, 52-54
Greenwater Lake Provincial Park (Designate WMZ GP)
Fort à la Corne WMU (Designate WMZ FLC)

Saskatoon WMZ (Designate WMZ SMZ) Oct. 1 – 14 and one moose,

Regina/Moose Jaw WMZ (Designate WMZ RMZ) Nov. 1 – 14 either-sex
archery,
crossbow,
muzzleloader,
shotgun

Prince Albert WMZ (Designate WMZ PMZ) Oct. 1 – 14 and one moose,
Nov. 1 – 14 either-sex
archery and
crossbow
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Saskatchewan resident draw seasons
..... Draw moose – Saskatchewan residents only (continued)
Wildlife management zones open Season dates Bag limit

WMZ 56 including Round Lake Recreation Site and that portion Oct. 1 – 14 and one bull
of Porcupine Hills Provincial Park (West Block) within WMZ Nov. 1 – 14 moose
56 archery,
WMZ 57 including those portions of Porcupine Hills Provincial muzzleloader,
Park (East and West Blocks) within WMZ 57 crossbow,
WMZ 58 shotgun and rifle
WMZ 59 including Wildcat Hill Provincial Park
WMZ 60-62
WMZ 63 including the southern portion of Narrow Hills
Provincial Park
WMZ 64 including Great Blue Heron, the southern portion of
Clarence-Steepbank Lakes and a portion of Narrow Hills
provincial parks
WMZ 65 including the northern portion of both Clarence-
Steepbank Lakes and Narrow Hills provincial parks
WMZs 66 and 67
WMZs 68S and 68N (combined) including Bronson Forest
Recreation Site
WMZ 69 including Meadow Lake Provincial Park

Saskatoon WMZ (Designate WMZ SMZA) Oct. 15 – Nov. 14 one

Regina/Moose Jaw WMZ (Designate WMZ RMZA) archery, antlerless
muzzleloader, moose
crossbow and
shotgun
Prince Albert WMZ (Designate WMZ PMZA) Oct. 15 – Nov. 14 one
archery and antlerless
crossbow moose

i Additional information (draw moose)

Ÿ Rifle hunting is not permitted in the Saskatoon and Regina/Moose Jaw WMZs.
Ÿ Archery and crossbow hunting only in Prince Albert WMZ.
Ÿ Antlerless moose is a cow or 2023 calf.
Ÿ Zone selections with an A are for antlerless moose licences (example RMZA).

Landowner permission
Landowner permission is mandatory prior to accessing or hunting on private
land, including setting out trail cameras, tree stands or blinds.

Non-toxic shot
The use of non-toxic shot is required for hunting migratory game birds in
Canada. By weight non-toxic shot is comprised of the following: (a) up to 100
per cent iron, tungsten, tin or bismuth, alone or in any combination of those
substances; (b) not more than 45 per cent copper; (c) not more than 40 per cent
nickel; (d) not more than 7 per cent Nylon 6, Nylon 11 or ethylene methacrylic
acid copolymer, alone or any combination of those substances; and (e) not
more than 1 per cent all other substances combined.
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Saskatchewan resident draw seasons
Draw elk – Saskatchewan residents only
Wildlife management zones open Season dates Bag limit
WMZ 1, 2E, 2W and 5 Sept. 15 – 30 and one elk,
Combined WMZs 6 and 7E (Designate WMZ 6) Dec. 10 – 19 either-sex
Combined WMZs 8 and 11 (Designate WMZ 8) archery,
Combined WMZs 9 and 10 (Designate WMZ 9) muzzleloader,
WMZ 13 including that portion of Saskatchewan Landing crossbow,
Provincial Park south of the South Saskatchewan River shotgun and rifle
WMZ 14E including that portion of Saskatchewan Landing
Provincial Park north of the South Saskatchewan River
WMZs 19 and 21
Combined WMZs 22 and 30 (Designate WMZ 22)
WMZ 24
Combined WMZs 28 and 45E (Designate WMZ 28)
WMZ 29, 34 and 35
WMZ 37 including Duck Mountain Provincial Park
WMZs 39-41, 42E, 42W, 43 not including Fort à la Corne WMU
WMZs 44, 45W, 46, 47, 52 and 54
Note: Beginning Sept. 10, elk hunting is permitted in Moose
Mountain, Duck Mountain, the portion of Douglas located west
of Diefenbaker Lake and Saskatchewan Landing provincial
parks only.
Regina/Moose Jaw WMZ (Designate WMZ RMZ) Sept. 15 – 30 and one elk,
Dec. 10 – 19 either-sex
archery,
muzzleloader,
crossbow and
shotgun
WMZ 33 including Moose Mountain Provincial Park (Designate Sept. 10 – 30 and one elk,
WMZ 33) Dec. 10 – 19 either-sex
archery,
Fort à la Corne WMU (Designate WMZ FLC) muzzleloader,
Greenwater Lake Provincial Park (Designate WMZ GP) crossbow,
shotgun and rifle

WMZ 7W including Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park (West Oct. 20 – 31 and one elk,
Block) Dec. 10 – 19 either-sex
archery,
muzzleloader,
crossbow,
shotgun and rifle
WMZ 1 (Designate WMZ 1A) | WMZ 2E (Designate WMZ 2EA) Oct. 15 – 31 and one
WMZ 2W (Designate WMZ 2WA) | WMZ 5 (Designate WMZ Nov. 10 – 19 antlerless elk
5A) | Combined WMZs 8 and 11 (Designate WMZ 8A) archery,
Combined WMZs 9 and 10 (Designate WMZ 9A) muzzleloader,
WMZ 13 including the portion of Saskatchewan Landing crossbow,
Provincial Park south of the South Saskatchewan River shotgun and rifle
(Designate WMZ 13A)
WMZ 14E including the portion of Saskatchewan Landing
Provincial Park north of the South Saskatchewan River
(Designate WMZ 14EA)
WMZ 19 (Designate WMZ 19A) | WMZ 21 (Designate WMZ 21A)
Combined WMZs 22 and 30 (Designate WMZ 22A)
WMZ 24 (Designate WMZ 24A)
Combined WMZs 28 and 45E (Designate WMZ 28A)
WMZ 29 (Designate WMZ 29A) | WMZ 34 (Designate WMZ 34A)
WMZ 35 (Designate WMZ 35A) | WMZ 40 (Designate WMZ
40A) | WMZ 44 (Designate WMZ 44A) | WMZ 45W (Designate
WMZ 45WA) | WMZ 52 (Designate WMZ 52A)
Greenwater Lake Provincial Park (Designate WMZ GPA)
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Saskatchewan resident draw seasons
..... Draw elk – Saskatchewan residents only (continued)
Wildlife management zones open Season dates Bag limit
Regina/Moose Jaw WMZ (Designate WMZ RMZA) Oct. 15 – 31 and one
Nov. 10 – 19 antlerless elk
archery,
muzzleloader,
crossbow and
shotgun
Combined WMZs 6 and 7E (Designate WMZ 6A) Oct. 15 – 31, one
Nov. 10 – 19 and antlerless elk
Dec. 30 – Jan. 14,
2024
archery,
muzzleloader,
crossbow,
shotgun and rifle
WMZ 7W including Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park (West Nov. 10 – 19, one
Block) (Designate WMZ 7WA) Dec. 10 – 19 and antlerless elk
Dec. 30 – Jan. 14,
2024
archery,
muzzleloader,
crossbow,
shotgun and rifle
WMZ 37 including Duck Mountain Provincial Park (Designate Oct. 15 – 31, one
WMZ 37A) Nov. 10 – 19 and antlerless elk
Dec. 30 – Jan. 14,
WMZ 39 (Designate WMZ 39A) 2024
WMZ 41 (Designate WMZ 41A) | WMZ 42E (Designate WMZ 42EA) archery,
muzzleloader,
WMZ 42W (Designate WMZ 42WA) crossbow,
WMZ 43 (Designate WMZ 43A) shotgun and rifle
WMZ 46 (Designate WMZ 46A) | WMZ 54 (Designate WMZ 54A)
Combined WMZs 47, 67, 68 South and 68 North including Aug. 25 – Sept.9 one
Bronson Forest Recreation Site (Designate WMZ 47A) archery antlerless elk
Combined WMZs 48, 56 and 57 including Porcupine Hills Oct. 10 – 31 and
Provincial Park and Round Lake Recreation Site (Designate Dec. 10 – 19
WMZ 48A) archery,
Combined WMZs 49, 58 and 59 including Wildcat Hill Provincial muzzleloader,
crossbow,
Park (Designate WMZ 49A) shotgun and rifle
WMZ 50 not including Fort à la Corne WMU (Designate WMZ 50A)
WMZ 53 (Designate 53A)
WMZ 55 (Designate WMZ 55A)
WMZ 33 including Moose Mountain Provincial Park (Designate Oct. 10 – 31, two
WMZ 33A) Nov. 10 – 19 and antlerless elk
Dec. 30 – Jan. 14,
2024
archery,
muzzleloader,
crossbow, shotgun
and rifle

i Additional information (draw elk)

Ÿ Elk requires only one draw application. When applying for elk, select antlerless and/or either-
sex elk by using the appropriate zones.
Ÿ In provincial parks with a September elk season, hunting for elk is permitted beginning Sept.
10.
Ÿ Antlerless elk is a cow or 2023 calf. The head of an antlerless elk must accompany the carcass.
Ÿ Zone selections with an A are for antlerless elk licences (example 6A).
Ÿ Rifle hunting is not permitted in the Saskatoon and Regina/Moose Jaw WMZs.
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Saskatchewan resident draw seasons
Draw pronghorn – Saskatchewan residents only
Wildlife management zones open Season dates Bag limit
Combined WMZs 1, 15 and 18 (Designate WMZ 1) Sept. 1 – 19 one
Combined WMZs 2E, 2W, 4 and 5 (Designate WMZ 2) archery pronghorn,
Combined WMZs 3, 6, 7E and 7W including Cypress Hills Oct. 1 – 19 either-sex
Interprovincial Park (West Block) (Designate WMZ 3) archery,
Combined WMZs 8-11 (Designate WMZ 8) muzzleloader and
Combined WMZs 12 and 13 (Designate WMZ 12) crossbow
Combined WMZs 14E including that portion of Saskatchewan Oct. 20 – Nov. 9
Landing Provincial Park north of the South Saskatchewan archery,
River and 24 (Designate 14E) muzzleloader,
crossbow,
Combined WMZs 14W, 25-27 (Designate 14W)
shotgun and rifle
Combined WMZs 19 and 23 (Designate WMZ 19)
Additional Information (pronghorn)
Ÿ The draw for pronghorn will be in mid-July.
Ÿ In provincial parks with a September pronghorn season, hunting for pronghorn is permitted
beginning Sept. 10.

Draw mule deer – Saskatchewan residents only

Wildlife management zones open Season dates Bag limit
WMZs 1, 2E, 2W, 3-6 and 7E Sept. 1 – Oct. 31 one mule
WMZ 7W, including Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park (West archery deer, either-
Block) WMZs 8-12 sex
Oct. 1 – 31
WMZ 13 including that portion of Saskatchewan Landing muzzleloader
Provincial Park south of the South Saskatchewan River
and crossbow
WMZ 14E including that portion of Saskatchewan Landing
Provincial Park north of the South Saskatchewan River Nov. 1 – 14
WMZs 14W, 15-19, 21 and 22 rifle
WMZ 23 including that portion of Douglas Provincial Park
located west of Diefenbaker Lake (Gordon McKenzie Arm)
WMZs 24-28
WMZ 29E (east of the South Saskatchewan River including
islands)
WMZ 29W (west of the South Saskatchewan River) | WMZs 30-32
WMZ 33, including Moose Mountain Provincial Park
WMZs 34-41, 42E, 42W, 43, 44, 45E, 45W and 46-49
WMZ 50 including Fort à la Corne WMU | WMZs 52-55
Saskatoon WMZ (Designate WMZ SMZ) Sept. 1 – Dec. 7 one mule
Regina/Moose Jaw WMZ (Designate WMZ RMZ) archery and deer, either-
crossbow sex
Oct. 1 – Dec. 7
muzzleloader
Nov. 1 – Dec. 7
shotgun

Prince Albert WMZ (Designate WMZ PMZ) Sept. 1 – Dec. 7 one mule
archery and deer, either-
crossbow sex

i Additional information (mule deer)

Ÿ In provincial parks with a September mule deer season, hunting for mule deer is permitted
beginning Sept. 10.
Ÿ Rifle hunting is not permitted in the Saskatoon and Regina/Moose Jaw WMZs.
Ÿ Archery and crossbow hunting only in the Prince Albert WMZ.
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Saskatchewan resident draw seasons
Draw antlerless mule deer – Saskatchewan residents only (one licence option)
Wildlife management zones open Season dates Bag limit
WMZs 16-18, 21 and 22 Sept. 1 – Oct. 31 one
WMZ 23 including the portion of Douglas Provincial Park archery antlerless
located west of Diefenbaker Lake (Gordon McKenzie Arm) Oct. 1 – 31 mule deer
WMZ 29E (east of the South Saskatchewan River including muzzleloader
islands) and crossbow
WMZ 29W (west of the South Saskatchewan River) Nov. 10 – Dec. 7
WMZs 31-40, 42E, 42W, 43, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 54 and 55 rifle

Note: Applicants drawn for these WMZs will be able to

purchase a first antlerless mule deer licence only.

Additional information (antlerless mule deer)

Ÿ Antlerless mule deer is a doe or 2023 fawn.

Ÿ In provincial parks with a September mule deer season, hunting for mule deer is permitted
beginning Sept. 10.
Ÿ Hunters holding both a draw either-sex and a draw antlerless mule deer licence may hunt
antlerless mule deer during the either-sex season dates if the antlerless mule deer is
harvested in the zone in which their antlerless licence is valid.
Ÿ Rifle hunting is not permitted in the Regina/Moose Jaw WMZ.

Fish and Wildlife Development Fund

The Fish and Wildlife Development Fund directs 30 per cent of the revenue
from the sale of hunting, angling and trapping licences to secure and protect
wildlife habitat, support research and data collection and promote public
i awareness of our wildlife resources. Through partnerships with Ducks
Unlimited Canada, Nature Conservancy of Canada and the Saskatchewan
Wildlife Federation, 641 hectares (1,583 acres) of land were purchased and 157
hectares (387 acres) were protected through conservation easements in the
last year. Consider making a tax-deductible donation to the fund through HAL.

Permit to retain wildlife

Saskatchewan residents may request a permit to retain an animal that is
found dead. To possess found dead wildlife, you must contact the nearest
field office with front counter service within seven days, produce the animal
for inspection and pay the required permit fee.
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Saskatchewan resident draw seasons
Draw antlerless mule deer – Saskatchewan residents only (two licence option)
Wildlife management zones open Season dates Bag limit
WMZs 1, 2E, 2W, 4-6, 9, 10 Sept. 1 – Oct. 31 two
WMZ 13, including the portion of Saskatchewan Landing archery antlerless
Provincial Park south of the South Saskatchewan River Oct. 1 – 31 mule deer
WMZ 14E, including the portion of Saskatchewan Landing muzzleloader
Provincial Park north of the South Saskatchewan River and crossbow
WMZs 15, 19, 24-28, 30, 41, 44, 45E, 45W, 46 and 47 Nov. 10 – Dec. 7
Note: Applicants drawn for these WMZs can purchase both a rifle
first antlerless mule deer licence and a second antlerless mule
deer licence.

Regina/Moose Jaw WMZ (Designate WMZ RMZ) Sept. 1 – Dec. 7 two

Saskatoon WMZ (Designate WMZ SMZ) archery and antlerless
crossbow mule deer
Note: Applicants drawn for these WMZs can purchase both a Oct. 1 – Dec. 7
first antlerless mule deer licence and a second antlerless mule muzzleloader
deer licence. Nov. 1 – Dec. 7
shotgun

i Additional information (antlerless mule deer)

Ÿ Antlerless mule deer is a doe or 2023 fawn.
Ÿ Hunters holding both a draw either-sex and a draw antlerless mule deer licence may hunt
antlerless mule deer during the either-sex season dates if the antlerless mule deer is
harvested in the zone in which their antlerless licence is valid.
Ÿ In provincial parks with a September mule deer season, hunting for mule deer is permitted
beginning Sept. 10.
Ÿ Rifle hunting is not permitted in the Regina/Moose Jaw and Saskatoon WMZs.

Quota-limited antlerless mule deer – Saskatchewan residents only

Wildlife management zones open Season dates Bag limit
WMZs 3, 7E, 7W including Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park Sept. 1 – Oct. 31 one
(West Block), 8, 11, 12 and 14W archery antlerless
Oct. 1 – 31 mule deer
Note: A quota-limited antlerless mule deer licence is valid for muzzleloader
one of the specified WMZs above. and crossbow
Nov. 10 – Dec. 7
rifle

i Additional information (antlerless mule deer)

Ÿ Quota-limited antlerless mule deer licence - antlerless mule deer licences in these zones will
be available until the quota is gone. Purchases will be available on a first-come, first-served
basis beginning at 9 a.m. on Aug. 15, 2023. Licences will be available at field offices with front
counter service, all licence issuers, online through your HAL account or by phone at
1-855-848-4773.
Ÿ Antlerless mule deer is a doe or 2023 fawn.
Ÿ Quota-limited antlerless mule deer licences are zone-specific and hunters may only purchase
one quota-limited licence.
Ÿ Hunters may hold a draw either-sex mule deer licence, a draw antlerless mule deer licence and
a quota-limited antlerless mule deer licence.
Ÿ Hunters holding both a draw either-sex and a quota-limited antlerless mule deer licence may
hunt antlerless mule deer during the either-sex season dates if the antlerless mule deer is
harvested in the zone in which their antlerless licence is valid.
Ÿ In provincial parks with a September mule deer season, hunting for mule deer is permitted
beginning Sept. 10.
Ÿ For information, please call the Ministry of Environment Inquiry Centre at 1-800-567-4224.
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Canadian resident
draw seasons
Hunting is permitted in WMUs and national wildlife areas within a WMZ that is listed as open for big
game. The exception is Fort à la Corne WMU and the St. Denis National Wildlife Research Area. Only
the provincial parks and recreation sites listed below are open to hunting. See Special lands
provisions (page 16) for more information. For information on 2023 draw quotas, see the online
Canadian Resident White-tailed Deer Draw Supplement. When a series of WMZs is listed, it includes
all zones within the series (e.g. WMZ 1-10 includes zones 1, 2E, 2W, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7E, 7W, 8, 9 and 10).
New information is indicated in bold and red.
Canadian resident draw seasons

Draw white-tailed deer – Canadian residents only

Wildlife management zones open Season dates Bag limit
WMZs 1, 2E, 2W, 3-6 and 7E Nov. 20 – Dec. 2 one white-
WMZ 7W including Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park (West rifle tailed deer,
Block) either-sex
WMZs 8-12
WMZ 13 including that portion of Saskatchewan Landing
Provincial Park south of the South Saskatchewan River
WMZ 14E including that portion of Saskatchewan Landing
Provincial Park north of the South Saskatchewan River
WMZs 14W, 15-19, 21 and 22
WMZ 23 including that portion of Douglas Provincial Park
located west of Diefenbaker Lake (Gordon McKenzie Arm)
WMZs 24-32
WMZ 33 including Moose Mountain Provincial Park
WMZs 34-36
WMZ 37 including Duck Mountain Provincial Park
WMZs 38-41, 42E, 42W, 43 (not including Fort à la Corne WMU)
WMZs 44, 45E, 45W, 46, 47, 52 and 54
Saskatoon WMZ (Designate WMZ SMZ) Sept. 15 – Dec. 2 one white-
Regina/Moose Jaw WMZ (Designate WMZ RMZ) archery and tailed deer,
crossbow either-sex
Oct. 15 – Dec. 2
muzzleloader
Nov. 20 – Dec. 2
shotgun

Fort à la Corne WMU (Designate FLC) Nov. 20 – Dec. 2 one white-

rifle tailed deer,
either-sex

Prince Albert WMZ (Designate WMZ PMZ) Sept. 15 – Dec. 2 one white-
Note: Archery and crossbow hunting only in Prince Albert archery and tailed deer,
WMZ. crossbow either-sex

WMZs 48, 49, 50 (not including Fort à la Corne WMU), 53 and 55 Sept. 1 – Oct. 31 one white-
archery tailed deer,
Oct. 1 – 31 either-sex
muzzleloader
and crossbow
Nov. 20 – Dec. 2
rifle
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Canadian resident draw seasons
..... Draw white-tailed deer – Canadian residents only (continued)
Wildlife management zones open Season dates Bag limit
WMZ 56 including Round Lake Recreation Site and that portion Sept. 1 – Oct. 31 one white-
of Porcupine Hills Provincial Park (West Block) within WMZ 56 archery, tailed deer,
Greenwater Lake Provincial Park muzzleloader either-sex
WMZ 57 including those portions of Porcupine Hills Provincial and crossbow
Park (East and West Blocks) within WMZ 57 Nov. 1 – Dec. 2
WMZ 58 rifle
WMZ 59 including Wildcat Hill Provincial Park
WMZs 60-62
WMZ 63 including the southern portion of Narrow Hills
Provincial Park
WMZ 64 including Great Blue Heron, the southern portion of
Clarence-Steepbank Lakes and a portion of Narrow Hills
provincial parks
WMZ 65 including the northern portion of both Clarence-
Steepbank Lakes and Narrow Hills provincial parks
WMZs 66 including Nesslin Lake Recreation Site
WMZ 67
WMZ 68S including Bronson Forest Recreation Site
WMZ 68N
WMZ 69 including Meadow Lake Provincial Park

i Additional information (white-tailed deer)

Ÿ Rifle hunting is not permitted in the Regina/Moose Jaw and Saskatoon WMZs.
Ÿ Shotguns cannot be used during the muzzleloader season.
Ÿ In provincial parks and recreation sites with a September white-tailed deer season, hunting for
white-tailed deer is permitted beginning Sept. 10.

Our licence system is automated

You can purchase your hunting, angling or trapping licences:
Ÿ Online any time at saskatchewanhal.ca (big game licences require a
previously acquired blank seal for immediate purchase, or allow 10
business days for delivery by mail);
Ÿ Through Saskatchewan licence issuers; or
Ÿ By phone using a credit card at 1-855-848-4773 (8 a.m. to 9 p.m. CST).
Remember: You purchase licences by accessing your existing online
account using your HAL Identification Number (HAL ID) or your previously
registered secondary identification number. Do not create a second
account, as it is a violation of The Wildlife Regulations to use more than
one HAL account. If you require assistance with your identification, call
1-855-848-4773 (8 a.m. to 9 p.m. CST).
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Regular seasons
Hunting is permitted in WMUs and national wildlife areas within a WMZ that is listed as open for big
game. The exception is Fort à la Corne WMU and the St. Denis National Wildlife Research Area. Only
the provincial parks and recreation sites listed below are open to hunting. See Special lands
provisions (page 16) for more information. When a series of WMZs is listed, it includes all zones
within the series (e.g. WMZ 1-10 includes zones 1, 2E, 2W, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7E, 7W, 8, 9 and 10).
New information is indicated in bold and red.
Regular seasons

White-tailed deer – Saskatchewan residents only

Wildlife management zones open Season dates Bag limit
WMZs 1-47, 52 and 54, including Cypress Hills Interprovincial Sept. 1 – Oct. 31 one white-
Park (West Block), in Saskatchewan Landing, Duck Mountain archery tailed deer,
and Moose Mountain provincial parks, and in that portion of Oct. 1 – 31 either-sex
Douglas Provincial Park located west of Diefenbaker Lake muzzleloader
(Gordon McKenzie Arm) and crossbow
Nov. 15 – Dec. 2
rifle

Regina/Moose Jaw and Saskatoon WMZs Sept. 1 – Dec. 2 one white-

archery and tailed deer,
crossbow either-sex
Oct. 1 – Dec. 2
muzzleloader
Nov. 1 – Dec. 2
shotgun

Prince Albert WMZ Sept. 1 – Dec. 2 one white-

archery and tailed deer,
crossbow either-sex

WMZs 48-50, 53 and 55 and Fort à la Corne WMU Sept. 1 – Oct. 31 one white-
archery tailed deer,
Oct. 1 – 31 either-sex
muzzleloader
and crossbow
Nov. 1 – Dec. 7
rifle
WMZs 56-69 and Great Blue Heron, Greenwater Lake, Meadow Sept. 1 – Oct. 31 one white-
Lake, Narrow Hills, Porcupine Hills, Wildcat Hill and archery, tailed deer,
Clarence-Steepbank Lakes provincial parks and in Bronson muzzleloader either-sex
Forest, Nesslin Lake and Round Lake recreation sites and crossbow
Oct. 1 – Dec. 7
rifle
WMZs 70-73 including Lac La Ronge Provincial Park and that Sept. 1 – Dec. 7 one white-
portion of Clearwater River Provincial Park located south of archery, tailed deer,
57 degrees north latitude muzzleloader, either-sex
crossbow and rifle

i Additional information (white-tailed deer)

Ÿ Rifle hunting is not permitted in the Saskatoon and Regina/Moose Jaw WMZs.
Ÿ Shotguns cannot be used during the muzzleloader season.
Ÿ Archery and crossbow hunting only in the Prince Albert WMZ.
Ÿ In provincial parks and recreation sites with a September white-tailed deer season, hunting for
white-tailed deer is permitted beginning Sept. 10.
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Regular seasons
First antlerless white-tailed deer – Saskatchewan residents only
Wildlife management zones open Season dates Bag limit
Regina/Moose Jaw and Saskatoon WMZs Sept. 1 – Dec. 2 one
archery and antlerless
crossbow white-tailed
Oct. 1 – Dec. 2 deer
muzzleloader
Nov. 1 – Dec. 2
shotgun
Prince Albert WMZ Sept. 1 – Dec. 2 one
archery and antlerless
crossbow white-tailed
deer
i Additional information (white-tailed deer)
Ÿ First antlerless white-tailed deer licences are valid in the Saskatoon, Prince Albert and
Regina/Moose Jaw WMZs only, and will be available Aug. 15, 2023.
Ÿ Hunters can hold a first and a second antlerless white-tailed deer licence.
Ÿ Rifle hunting is not permitted in the Saskatoon and Regina/Moose Jaw WMZs.
Ÿ Shotguns cannot be used during the muzzleloader season.
Ÿ Archery and crossbow hunting only in the Prince Albert WMZ.
Ÿ Antlerles white-tailed deer is a doe or 2023 fawn.
– Saskatchewan
Quota-limited antlerless white-tailed deer (second licence) Residents Only

Wildlife management zones open Season dates Bag limit

WMZs 1, 2E, 2W, 3-6, 7E, 7W including Cypress Hills Sept. 1 – Oct. 31 one
Interprovincial Park (West Block), 8-13, 14E, 14W and 19 archery antlerless
(Designate WMZ SW) Oct. 1 – 31 white-tailed
muzzleloader and deer
crossbow
Nov. 15 – Dec. 7
rifle

i Additional information (white-tailed deer)

Ÿ Continued for 2023: Quota-limited antlerless white-tailed deer licence (second licence) - the
number of antlerless white-tailed deer licences available in these combined zones will be
limited. Licences will be available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 9 a.m. on
Aug. 15, 2023. Licences will be available at field offices with front counter service, all licence
issuers, online through any customer HAL account or by phone at 1-855-848-4773. Licences
will be available until the quota is gone.
Ÿ Second antlerless white-tailed deer licences are valid for combined WMZs 1, 2E, 2W, 3-6, 7E,
7W, 8-13, 14E, 14W and 19 (SW).
Ÿ Hunters can only purchase one second antlerless white-tailed deer licence.
Ÿ Hunters can hold a first antlerless white-tailed deer licence and a quota-limited antlerless
white-tailed deer licence or can hold either licence without purchasing both.
Ÿ For information, please call 1-800-567-4224.
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Regular seasons
Moose – Saskatchewan residents only
Wildlife management zones open Season dates Bag limit
WMZs 55-59 and 63-69, including Great Blue Heron, Narrow Sept. 15 – 24 one bull
Hills, Meadow Lake, Porcupine Hills, Wildcat Hill and archery moose
Clarence-Steepbank Lakes provincial parks, and Bronson Oct. 15 – 19 and
Forest, Nesslin Lake, and Round Lake recreation sites Nov. 20 – 24
archery,
muzzleloader,
crossbow,
shotgun and rifle

WMZs 70-76 including Lac La Ronge, Athabasca Sand Dunes Sept. 1 – Nov. 30 one bull
and Clearwater River provincial parks archery, moose
muzzleloader,
crossbow,
shotgun
and rifle

i Additional information (moose)

Ÿ Bull moose is a male moose that is at least one year old.

Ÿ The antlers of bull moose must accompany the carcass.
Ÿ In Lac La Ronge, Athabasca Sand Dunes and Clearwater River provincial parks, hunting for
moose will begin Sept. 10, all other provincial parks and recreation sites open Sept. 15.

Archery mule deer – Saskatchewan residents only

Wildlife management zones open Season dates Bag limit
WMZs 1 - 12 Sept. 1 – Oct. 31 one mule
WMZ 13 including that portion of Saskatchewan Landing archery deer, either-
Provincial Park south of the South Saskatchewan River sex
WMZ 14E including that portion of Saskatchewan Landing
Provincial Park north of the South Saskatchewan River
WMZs 14W, 15-19, 21 and 22
WMZ 23 including that portion of Douglas Provincial Park
located west of Diefenbaker Lake (Gordon McKenzie Arm)
WMZs 24-41, 42E, 42W, 43-50 and 52-55

Regina/Moose Jaw WMZ and Saskatoon WMZ Sept. 1 – Dec. 2 one mule
archery and deer, either-
crossbow sex

i Additional information (archery mule deer)

Ÿ Hunters who are successful in the either-sex mule deer draw cannot purchase an archery mule
deer licence.
Ÿ Confirm that your hunting area has an open archery mule deer season.
Ÿ In provincial parks and recreation sites with a September mule deer season, hunting for mule
deer is permitted beginning Sept. 10.
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Regular seasons
Elk – Saskatchewan residents only
Wildlife management zones open Season dates Bag limit
WMZs 48, 49 and 56-59, including Porcupine Hills and Aug. 25 – Sept. 9 one elk,
Wildcat Hill provincial parks and Round Lake Recreation archery either-sex
Site Sept. 15 – 30
archery,
muzzleloader,
crossbow,
shotgun and rifle

WMZs 50, 53, 55, 60-69, including Great Blue Heron, Narrow Aug. 25 – Sept. 9 one bull elk
Hills, Meadow Lake and Clarence-Steepbank Lakes provincial archery
parks and Bronson Forest and Nesslin Lake recreation sites Sept. 15 – 30
and that portion of zone 47 located north of Highway 3
archery,
muzzleloader,
crossbow,
shotgun and rifle

i Additional information (elk)

Ÿ A bull elk is a male elk with an antler at least 15 centimetres in length as measured on the
outside of the curve from the skull to the tip.
Ÿ An antlerless elk is a cow or 2023 calf.
Ÿ The antlers of bull elk must accompany the carcass in the bull elk season.
Ÿ In provincial parks and recreation sites with a September elk season, hunting for elk is
permitted beginning Sept. 10.
Ÿ No regular elk hunting in Fort à la Corne WMU.

Areas closed to hunting

Fort à la Corne WMU and all provincial parks, regional parks and
recreation sites are closed to all hunting unless otherwise specified.
You must encase firearms unless you have a valid hunting licence for
that area.

Contribute to wildlife management

We want to hear from you! Did you know a quick survey can contribute
significantly to wildlife management in the province? There are several
opportunities every year, including the Hunter Harvest Survey (mandatory)
and the Annual Status of Furbearers Survey. We use the information to set
season dates, quotas and bag limits. Your contribution has a direct impact on
hunting opportunities in Saskatchewan! To learn more about how to get
involved, visit saskatchewan.ca/hunting.
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Regular seasons
Black bear – all hunters (regular and guided seasons)
Wildlife management zones open Season dates Bag limit
WMZs 17, 30, 32-50 and 52-76 and Porcupine Hills Provincial Apr. 15 – June 30 one black
Park Aug. 25 – Oct. 31 bear, either-
archery, sex
muzzleloader,
crossbow,
shotgun and rifle

Duck Mountain, Greenwater Lake, Great Blue Heron, Lac La Apr. 15 – May 31 one black
Ronge, Clarence-Steepbank Lakes, Narrow Hills and Meadow Sept. 10 – Oct. 31 bear, either-
Lake provincial parks, and Bronson Forest, Nesslin Lake and archery, sex
Round Lake recreation sites muzzleloader,
crossbow,
shotgun and rifle

Wildcat Hill, Clearwater River and Athabasca Sand Dunes Apr. 15 – June 30 one black
provincial parks and Fort à la Corne WMU Sept. 10 – Oct. 31 bear, either-
archery, sex
muzzleloader,
crossbow,
shotgun and rifle

Prince Albert WMZ Apr. 15 – May 31 one black

Sept. 10 – Oct. 31 bear, either-
archery and sex
crossbow

i Additional information (black bear)

Ÿ All non-resident hunters must use the services of a licensed outfitter and possess a guided
black bear licence.
Ÿ Canadian residents have the option of using the services of an outfitter by purchasing a
guided bear licence.
Ÿ There are no colour dress requirements for archery, crossbow, muzzleloader and shotgun
hunters.
Ÿ No hunting of female bears with young of the year cubs at heel.
Ÿ Archery and crossbow hunting only in the Prince Albert WMZ.
Ÿ An unused 2023 black bear licence purchased for the spring season is valid for the 2023 fall
seasons.

Have a question?
Call the Ministry of Environment Inquiry Centre
at 1-800-567-4224 (in North America) or
email centre.inquiry@gov.sk.ca
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Regular seasons
Black bear – Saskatchewan residents only (second licence)
Wildlife management zones open Season dates Bag limit
WMZs 17, 30, 32-50 and 52-55 Apr. 15 – June 30 one black
Aug. 25 – Oct. 31 bear, either-
archery, sex
muzzleloader,
crossbow,
shotgun and rifle
Duck Mountain and Greenwater Lake provincial parks and in Apr. 15 – May 31 one black
that portion of Round Lake Recreation Site lying within Sept. 10 – Oct. 31 bear, either-
WMZ 48 archery, sex
muzzleloader,
crossbow,
shotgun and rifle
Fort à la Corne WMU Apr. 15 – June 30 one black
Sept. 10 – Oct. 31 bear, either-
archery, sex
muzzleloader,
crossbow,
shotgun and rifle

i Additional information (black bear)

Ÿ Saskatchewan residents can hold a first and second black bear licence.

Guided moose – all hunters

Wildlife management zones open Season dates Bag limit
WMZs 60-62 Oct. 1 – 14 and one bull
Nov. 1 – 14 moose
archery,
muzzleloader,
crossbow,
shotgun and rifle
WMZ 69 Sept. 15 – 24 one bull
archery moose
Oct. 15 – 19 and
Nov. 20 – 24
archery,
muzzleloader,
crossbow, shotgun
and rifle
WMZs 70-76 including Lac La Ronge, Athabasca Sand Dunes Sept. 1 – Nov. 30 one bull
and Clearwater River provincial parks archery, moose
muzzleloader,
crossbow,
shotgun and rifle

i Additional information (guided moose)

Ÿ A bull moose is a male moose that is at least one year old.
Ÿ In provincial parks with a September bull moose season, moose hunting is permitted beginning
Sept. 10.
Ÿ All Canadian and non-resident moose hunters must use the services of a licensed outfitter and possess
a guided moose licence.
Ÿ Saskatchewan resident hunters wishing to hunt in the guided moose season must also use an outfitter
and possess a guided moose licence.
Ÿ The antlers of bull moose must accompany the carcass.
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Regular Seasons
Guided white-tailed deer – (Canadian and non-resident hunters)
Wildlife management zones open Season dates Bag limit
WMZs 56-66, 69 and Great Blue Heron, Greenwater Lake, Sept. 1 – 30 one white-
Meadow Lake, Narrow Hills, Porcupine Hills, Wildcat Hill and archery, tailed deer,
Clarence-Steepbank Lakes provincial parks and Nesslin Lake muzzleloader either-sex
and Round Lake recreation sites and crossbow
Oct. 1 – Dec. 7
rifle

WMZs 67, 68S and 68N including Bronson Forest Recreation Sept. 1 – Oct. 31 one white-
Site archery, tailed deer,
muzzleloader either-sex
and crossbow
Nov. 1 – Dec. 7
rifle
WMZs 70-73 including Lac La Ronge Provincial Park and that Sept. 1 – Dec. 7 one white-
portion of Clearwater River Provincial Park located south of archery, tailed deer,
57 degrees north latitude muzzleloader either-sex
and crossbow
Sept. 1 – Dec. 7
rifle

i Additional information (guided white-tailed deer)

Ÿ In provincial parks and recreation sites with a September either-sex white-tailed deer season,
hunting is permitted beginning Sept. 10.
Ÿ Non-residents of Canada must use the services of a licensed outfitter while hunting white-
tailed deer.
Ÿ Canadian residents who were not successful in the white-tailed deer draw can hunt white-
tailed deer by using the services of an outfitter and possessing a guided white-tailed deer
licence.
Ÿ Guided white-tailed deer archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, shotgun and rifle seasons are in
place in portions of some forest fringe zones. For additional information please contact a field
office with front counter service.

Wolf
Wildlife management zones open Season dates Bag limit
Wolf - (Saskatchewan residents only) Oct. 15 – Dec. 7 one wolf,
WMZs 43, 47-50, 53-76 and Athabasca Sand Dunes, Clearwater archery, either-sex
River, Great Blue Heron, Greenwater Lake, Lac la Ronge, muzzleloader,
Meadow Lake, Narrow Hills, Porcupine Hills, Wildcat Hill and crossbow,
Clarence-Steepbank Lakes provincial parks, in Bronson shotgun
Forest, Nesslin Lake and Round Lake recreation sites and in and rifle
Fort a la Corne Wildlife Management Unit
Guided wolf - (Canadian and non-resident hunters) Oct. 15 – Dec. 7 one wolf,
WMZs 56-76 and Athabasca Sand Dunes, Clearwater River, archery, either-sex
Great Blue Heron, Greenwater Lake, Lac la Ronge, Meadow muzzleloader,
Lake, Narrow Hills, Porcupine Hills, Wildcat Hill and crossbow,
Clarence-Steepbank Lakes provincial parks and in Nesslin shotgun
Lake, Round Lake and Bronson Forest recreation sites and rifle

i Additional information (wolf)

Ÿ Wolves are classified as a big game animal and wolf hunters are required to follow all big game regulatory requirements.
Ÿ A guided wolf licence is only valid when the holder of the guided wolf licence also holds a primary guided big game
licence (moose or white-tailed deer) that is valid (unused) and the hunting season for the primary licence is open.
Once the primary guided licence has been filled, the guided wolf licence becomes invalid.
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2

Migratory game birds

(All hunters)
Regular seasons

Open game bird districts Season dates Bag limit

Dark geese (Canada, cackling and white-fronted geese)
North and South Game Bird Districts Sept. 1 – Dec. 16 Daily limit: 8
Possession limit: three times
daily limit

White geese (white and blue phase snow geese and Ross's geese)
North and South Game Bird Districts Sept. 1 – Dec. 16 Daily limit: 20
Possession limit: no possession
limit

Sandhill cranes
North and South Game Bird Districts Sept. 1 – Dec. 16 Daily limit: 5
Possession limit: three times daily
limit

Ducks
North and South Game Bird Districts Sept. 1 – Dec. 16 Daily limit: 8
Possession limit: three times daily
limit

Coots and snipe

North and South Game Bird Districts Sept. 1 – Dec. 16 Daily limit: 10 (each species)
Possession limit: three times daily
limit

i Additional information (migratory game birds)

Ÿ Hunters must have a valid Saskatchewan game bird licence as well as a 2023 federal Migratory
Game Bird Permit in their possession while hunting migratory birds.
Ÿ See the Saskatchewan Resident Upland Game Bird section for the definition of the North and
South Game Bird Districts on page 35 and 36.
Ÿ Before Oct. 15, hunting for dark geese is permitted in the morning only (one-half hour before
sunrise to 12 p.m.) in the South Game Bird District and Zones 43, 47-50, 52-59 and 67-69.
Ÿ You can hunt white geese all day (one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset) in
the North and South Game Bird Districts.
Ÿ You can use electronic calls using white geese vocalizations (snow and/or Ross's geese) to
hunt white geese.
Ÿ The Prince Albert WMZ is closed to all game bird hunting.

Changes to migratory bird regulations

The federal Migratory Birds Regulations have been modernized. For a complete
overview of the changes, visit canada.ca/en/environment-climate-
change/services/migratory-game-bird-hunting/status-update-modernization-
regulations
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Upland game birds Note: If you only plan

on hunting upland game

(Saskatchewan residents only) birds, you do not require a

Migratory Game Bird Permit.
Regular seasons

Open game bird districts Season dates Bag limit

Ring-necked pheasants
South Game Bird District
Game Bird Management Units 1-4 Oct. 1 – Dec. 31 Daily limit: 3 (cocks only)
Possession limit: 6

Sharp-tailed grouse
South Game Bird District
Game Bird Management Unit 1-4 Sept. 15 – Nov. 14 Daily limit: 3; Possession limit: 6

North Game Bird District

Game Bird Management Units 5-6 Sept. 15 – Dec. 7 Daily limit: 3; Possession limit: 6

Gray (Hungarian) partridge

South Game Bird District
Game Bird Management Units 1-4 Sept. 15 – Dec. 31 Daily limit: 8; Possession limit: 16

North Game Bird District

Game Bird Management Units 5-6 Sept. 15 – Dec. 31 Daily limit: 4; Possession limit: 8

Ruffed grouse
South and North Game Bird Districts
Game Bird Management Units 1-6 Sept. 15 – Dec. 31 Daily limit: 10; Possession limit: 20

Spruce grouse
North Game Bird District
Game Bird Management Units 5-6 Sept. 15 – Dec. 31 Daily limit: 10; Possession limit: 20

Ptarmigan (willow and rock)

North Game Bird District
Game Bird Management Units 5-6 Nov. 1, 2023 – Daily limit: 10; Possession limit: 20
Mar. 31, 2024

i Additional information (upland game birds)

South Game Bird District includes:

Game Bird Management Unit 1
WMZs 1-14 and 19 including Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park and Cypress Hills
Interprovincial Park (West Block), Webb and any prairie national wildlife areas.
Game Bird Management Unit 2
WMZs 15-18, 31-36, Regina/Moose Jaw WMZ including Moose Mountain Provincial Park and any
prairie national wildlife areas.
Game Bird Management Unit 3
WMZs 23-30, 44, 45E, 45W, 46, Saskatoon WMZ including that portion of Douglas Provincial Park
located west of Diefenbaker Lake (Gordon McKenzie Arm), Bradwell and any prairie national
wildlife areas.
Game Bird Management Unit 4
WMZs 21, 22, 37-42 including Duck Mountain Provincial Park, Last Mountain Lake, Stalwart and
Tway national wildlife areas.
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i Additional information (upland game birds continued)

North Game Bird District includes:

Game Bird Management Unit 5
WMZs 43, 47-50, 52-57, 67, 68N and 68S including Fort à la Corne WMU, Greenwater Lake and
Porcupine Hills provincial parks, Bronson Forest and Round Lake recreation sites and any prairie
national wildlife areas.
Game Bird Management Unit 6
WMZs 58-66 and 69-76 including Athabasca Sand Dunes, Clarence-Steepbank Lakes, Clearwater
River, Great Blue Heron, Lac La Ronge, Meadow Lake, Narrow Hills and Wildcat Hill provincial
parks and Nesslin Lake Recreation Site.

The Prince Albert WMZ is closed to all game bird hunting.

For additional information about game bird management units and how upland game birds are
managed in the province, please refer to the Upland Game Bird Management Plan at
saskatchewan.ca/hunting.

Upland game birds

(Canadian and non-residents)
Regular seasons

Open game bird districts Season dates Bag limit

Sharp-tailed grouse

South Game Bird District

Game Bird Management Unit 1-4 Sept. 15 – Nov. 14 Daily limit: 3; Season limit: 6

North Game Bird District

Game Bird Management Units 5-6 Sept. 15 – Dec. 7 Daily limit: 3; Season limit: 6

Note: Use of harvest ledger to track

season limit is required

Gray (Hungarian) partridge

South Game Bird District
Game Bird Management Units 1-4 Sept. 15 – Nov. 14 Daily limit: 8; Season limit: 16

North Game Bird District

Game Bird Management Units 5-6 Sept. 15 – Dec. 7 Daily limit: 4; Season limit: 8

Note: Use of harvest ledger to track

season limit is required
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Regular seasons
Open game bird districts Season dates Bag limit

Ruffed grouse
South Game Bird Districts
Game Bird Management Units 1-4 Sept. 15 – Nov. 14 Daily limit: 10; Possession limit: 20

North Game Bird Districts

Game Bird Management Units 5-6 Sept. 15 – Dec. 7 Daily limit: 10; Possession limit: 20

Spruce grouse
North Game Bird District
Game Bird Management Units 5-6 Sept. 15 – Dec. 7 Daily limit: 10; Possession limit: 20

i Additional information (upland game birds)

Ÿ See the Saskatchewan resident upland game bird section for the definition of the North and
South Game Bird Districts and Game Bird Management Units for upland game bird hunting on
page 35 and 36.
Ÿ The Prince Albert WMZ is closed to all game bird hunting.

2024 spring white geese

(All hunters)
Regular seasons

White geese (white and blue phase snow geese and Ross’s geese)
Open game bird districts Season dates Bag limit
North and South Game Bird Districts March 15 – Daily limit: 20; Possession limit:
June 15, 2024 no possession limit

Additional information (spring white geese)

Ÿ Hunters are required to have a valid Saskatchewan game bird licence as well as a 2023 federal
i Migratory Game Bird Permit in their possession while hunting white geese.
Ÿ Canadian and non-resident game bird hunters must possess a harvest ledger that is registered
with a valid game bird licence and carried with them while hunting.
Ÿ 2023 game bird licences (and wildlife habitat certificates) are valid until March 31, 2024.
Ÿ The 2024 game bird licence will be available April 1, 2024, and will be valid until March 31,
2025. Blank harvest ledgers can be ordered ahead of time or obtained from a field office with
front counter service and select provincial park offices and can be registered when you
purchase the game bird licence.
Ÿ You can hunt white geese all day (one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset) in
the North and South Game Bird Districts.

Game bird restrictions

Game bird hunting is not permitted on all waterbodies. Some are also
temporarily closed to game bird hunting in, on or within 500 metres of the
water's edge from June 16 to November 9. For a complete list of restrictions,
please visit saskatchewan.ca/hunting.
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Summary of trapping
regulations and information
General information
The province is divided into two trapping
areas:
Northern Fur Conservation Area
(NFCA) – Northern Saskatchewan
Trapping Blocks
Ÿ Constitutes all Crown non-leased
lands north of Highways 3, 35 and 49
and includes most of the provincial
forest in central and northern
Saskatchewan, Duck Mountain and
Greenwater Lake provincial parks and
Fort à la Corne WMU (portions of
WMZ 40, 42W, 43, 45W, 47-50, 52, 53,
55, 68N and WMZs 56-76).
Ÿ This area is partitioned into 89
community-based trapping blocks,
which are managed by individual
trappers through an orderly
membership system.
Ÿ Eligible trappers holding a valid NFCA
fur licence or a Saskatchewan resident
youth fur licence may only trap in the
fur block in which they are a member.
Ÿ Trapping in the NFCA is by
application only through field offices
with front counter service.
Southern Fur Conservation Area
(SFCA) (South Saskatchewan open
trapping area)
Ÿ Constitutes that portion of
Saskatchewan outside of the NFCA
and encompasses the agricultural
portion of the province south of the
provincial forest, including leased or
private land and Crown land within
WMZs 1-50, 52-55 and 68N.
Ÿ A SFCA licence is available to any
Saskatchewan resident who has:
> Completed a trapper education
course;
> Successfully completed the
trapper education exam; or
> Lawfully held a fur licence
previously in any jurisdiction.
Ÿ Eligible trappers holding a valid SFCA
or Saskatchewan resident youth fur
licence may trap anywhere in the
SFCA if they have consent from the
owner or occupant (if private land or
leased Crown land), or applicable
government agency (vacant Crown
land, community pastures, rural
municipality right-of- ways, etc.).
Trapping regulations
It is unlawful to:
Ÿ Hold a fur licence unless you have
previously held a fur licence or
successfully completed a recognized
trapping course or examination and a
firearm safety/hunter education
course.
Ÿ Take furbearing animals without a fur
licence, except beavers (in select rural
municipalities), coyotes, rabbits,
raccoons and skunks. These species
may be hunted year-round without a
licence by Saskatchewan residents in
WMZs 1-50 and 52-55 (in the SFCA).
Ÿ Hold or apply for a fur licence while
suspended.
Ÿ Sell any raw or unprocessed furs
without possessing a valid fur licence
or fur dealer's licence.
Ÿ Purchase any furs for resale without
possessing a fur dealer's licence.
Ÿ Send or take fur out of the province
without obtaining an export permit.
Ÿ Use foot-hold traps for beaver,
muskrat, otter or mink unless the trap
is set so the animal drowns when
caught.
Ÿ Use a foot-hold trap on land for the
restraint of any fur animal unless the
trap is a certified restraining trap or
has been modified to improve
humaneness (see page 41).
Ÿ Use or set a body-gripping trap that is
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not certified for beaver, bobcat, otter, Ÿ Fail to check traps or snares:
lynx, marten, fisher, ermine, least
weasel, long-tailed weasel, muskrat
or raccoon.
Ÿ Use foot-hold traps with an inside
jaw opening more than 24
centimetres (9.5 inches).
Ÿ Trap bears except with mechanically
activated foot snares.
Ÿ Shoot a bear under the authority of a
SFCA fur licence unless the bear is
restrained in a mechanically
activated leg snare.
Ÿ Shoot a cougar under the authority
of a fur licence unless the cougar is
restrained in a trap or snare.
Ÿ Use traps with serrated jaws or teeth
to take furbearing animals.
Ÿ Use hooks or sharp devices to snag
or spear furbearing animals.
Ÿ Use neck snares without a special
permit except to take beaver under
the ice or to take squirrels and
rabbits.
Ÿ Use power snares (steel, spring-
activated power neck snares) without
a special permit.
Ÿ Tamper or interfere with legally
placed traps unless authorized.
Ÿ Trap on any land without the
permission of the landowner or
occupant.
Ÿ Use or set a trap or snare on any land
within 500 metres of a building,
stockade or corral occupied by
people or livestock without the
consent of the owner or occupant in
charge.
> Within one day when set within
five kilometres of urban limits;
> Within one day when setting a
mechanically activated leg snare
for bears in the SFCA;
> Within three days when set on
other lands in the southern
zones; and
> Within five days when set on
lands within the Northern Fur
Conservation Area.
Licensed trappers may:
Ÿ Hunt fur animals (except bears in the
SFCA and cougars) with any firearm
during an open fur season if you are
not accompanying a big game
hunter. However, during open big
game seasons in the Regina/Moose
Jaw and Saskatoon WMZs, licensed
trappers are restricted to using a .22
(or less) calibre rimfire rifle and must
be conducting normal trapping
operations.
Ÿ Carry a firearm of .22 (or less) calibre
rimfire rifle on an ATV during a big
game season in WMZs 1 to 47, 52, 54,
Duck Mountain and Moose Mountain
provincial parks, Regina/Moose Jaw,
Saskatoon and Prince Albert WMZs
and Fort à la Corne WMU while
conducting normal trapping
operations.
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Trapping seasons
(Saskatchewan residents only)
Species Season dates Additional information
Arctic fox Oct. 15, 2023 – Mar. 15, 2024 Province wide (NFCA and SFCA)
Badger Nov. 1, 2023 – Apr. 15, 2024 Province wide
Black bear Sept. 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024 NFCA, excluding provincial parks and recreations sites
Sept. 10, 2023 – May 31, 2024 WMZs 30 and 34-50, 52-55 and 68N within SFCA and the
following provincial parks and recreation sites; Athabasca
Sand Dunes, Clarence-Steepbank Lakes, Clearwater River,
Duck Mountain, Greenwater Lake, Great Blue Heron, Lac La
Ronge, Meadow Lake, Narrow Hills, Porcupine Hills and
Wildcat Hill provincial parks, and Bronson Forest, Nesslin
Lake and Round Lake recreation sites
Beaver Oct. 1, 2023 – May 31, 2024 NFCA
Oct. 1, 2023 – May 31, 2024 SFCA except in RMs with open season bylaw*
Bobcat Oct. 15, 2023 – Mar. 15, 2024 Province wide
Coyotes Oct. 15, 2023 – Mar. 15, 2024 NFCA
Coyotes Open Season SFCA
Cougar ** Oct. 15, 2023 – Mar. 15, 2024 Province wide
Fisher Nov. 1, 2023 – Mar. 1, 2024 Province wide
Fox (red, silver, Oct. 15, 2023 – Mar. 15, 2024 Province wide
cross)
Lynx Nov. 1, 2023 – Mar. 1, 2024 Province wide
Marten Nov. 1, 2023 – Mar. 1, 2024 Province wide
Mink Nov. 1, 2023 – Mar. 1, 2024 Province wide
Muskrat Oct. 15, 2023 – May 31, 2024 Province wide
Otter Nov. 1, 2023 – Apr. 30, 2024 Province wide
Raccoon Open season Province wide
Skunk Open season Province wide
Squirrel Nov. 1, 2023 – Mar. 15, 2024 Province wide
Weasel Nov. 1, 2023 – Mar. 1, 2024 Province wide
Wolf Oct. 15, 2023 – Mar. 15, 2024 Province wide
Wolverine Oct. 15, 2023 – Feb. 15, 2024 Province wide

*See saskatchewan.ca/hunting for the list of RMs with open season status for beaver.
** There is a mandatory reporting requirement for the possession of a dead cougar. A person capturing a cougar
must immediately advise a conservation officer, provide the cougar for inspection and apply for a possession
permit.

Wild boar
Wild boar is an invasive species in Saskatchewan. Current control efforts include
the Feral Wild Boar Control Program where residents can report sightings for
investigation and removal by calling 1-888-935-0000. Saskatchewan residents
may shoot wild boar without a licence to protect their property. Hunting for
trophies or meat is not a recommended control method because it scatters
individuals and teaches them to avoid people and roads, making them more
difficult to eradicate. During a big game season, a person can hunt wild boar
(without a valid big game licence) if they are not accompanying a licensed big
game hunter. Permission is required before pursuing wild boar on private land.
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The Agreement on International Humane

Trapping Standards
Canada is a signatory to the Agreement on International Humane Trapping
Standards (AIHTS). This agreement states that only certified traps, where listed, can
legally be used for trapping furbearers. In accordance with AIHTS, Saskatchewan
regulations state it is unlawful to use or set a body-gripping (killing) trap that is not
a certified trap for the applicable species. Trappers are allowed to use existing traps
if a certified device for that species has not been identified. Following the
agreement, restraining (foothold) traps can be used on land for the restraint and live
capture of a fur animal if the trap has been certified or modified to improve
humaneness or is set in a manner that will kill the animal with reasonable dispatch.
Visit saskatchewan.ca/hunting for more information on modifying conventional
steel-jawed foot-hold traps.
The current listing of certified traps and humane trapping information is available at
the Fur Institute of Canada website at fur.ca, by phone at 613-231-7099 or by email
at info@fur.ca.

Trapper education The Saskatchewan Trappers Association

(STA) and Northern Saskatchewan
First-time trappers must take a trapper
Trappers Association Co-operative
education course or pass an equivalency exam
(NSTAC) offer recognized trapping
before they can obtain a fur licence. Take the
education courses. For information,
trapper education exam by making an
please contact:
appointment at a field office with front counter
service or by calling the Ministry of
Saskatchewan Trappers Association
Environment Inquiry Centre at 1-800-567-4224.
Email: sta@saskatchewantrappers.com
Website: saskatchewantrappers.com

Northern Saskatchewan
Trappers Association
Email: northsasktrappers@gmail.com

Neck snares
The Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards does not
currently address neck snares. In Saskatchewan, neck snares may only be
used with a special permit subject to provincial regulations and policy.
Check with your nearest conservation officer for more information.

Annual Status of Furbearers Survey

Complete your Annual Status on Furbearers Survey through your HAL
account or calling 1-888-773-8450 between March 1 and April 30, 2024.
Hunters and trappers extras
Find all your hunting information at saskatchewan.ca/hunting.
An online guide, tools and tips are available for your Saskatchewan
hunting adventures.

Sale of Treaty and 500m

wildlife Aboriginal rights restrictions

HABISask Fish and Wildlife Ethical

Development Fund hunting

WMZ Chronic wasting Wildlife

map disease surveys

Turn in Poachers and Polluters

Here’s what you can do . . .

· If you suspect wildlife, fisheries, forestry or
environmental violations, call the Turn in Poachers
and Polluters (TIPP) number or submit your report
online.

· Environmental violations include illegal dumping

and burning of plastics, tires and other waste.

· All reports are investigated and calls are confidential.

You may be eligible for a cash reward.
Call toll-free 1-800-667-7561.

saskatchewan.ca/tipp